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JOHN SIIARPE AND JOSE ALEXANDER BANFIELD, OF O'l"AlVA, CANADA, ASSIGNORSTO DAVID MACLAREN, OF SAME PLACE.

CASH-REGISTER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 571,098, dated November10, 1896.

Application filed December 24, 1895. Serial No. 573,198. (No model.)Patented in Canada May '7, 1896,1T0. 52,212.

To all whom it may concern.-

l3e it known that we, JOHN SHARPE and JosE ALEXANDER BANFIELD, subjectsof the Queen of Great Britain, residing at Ottawa, in the Province ofOntario, Canada, have invented a certain new and useful lmproven'ient inCash Registers, Indicators, and Recorders, (the same having beenpatented in Canada May 7, 1896, No. 52,212,) of which the following is afull, clear, and exact description.

This invention relates to that class of machines or apparatus commonlyknown as cash-registers, and the object of the invention is to produce amachine or apparatus b y means of which money transactions may beregistered, indicated, and recorded simultaneously.

\Vithout attempting to state in detail those various parts,improvements, and combinations which constitute our invention, it may beobserved that the invention comprises elements and groups of elementswhereby, for example, a cash transaction may be registered and indicatedand also recorded, and therea't'terall succeeding similar transactionsmay be likewise registered, indicated, and recorded, and in addition thetotals of the successive transactions registered. Briefly stated, theregistering mechanism comprises a series of wheels bearing figures from(l to 0, both inclusive, which are capable of individual operation inorder to register the successive transactions, and which operate incombination with a total-adder. The prime mover of theregistering-wheels comprises as many banks of keys as there areregisteringwheels, each of the banks of keys beingnumberedcorrespondingly with the registeringwheels. Thein dicatin g mechanismcomprises series of tablets corresponding in number with the banks ofkeys, and bearing similar indicia and operated simultaneously with theregistering mechanism and from the same prime mover. The recordingmechanism, which derives its movements from the same prime mover as andsuccessively or synchroa check-slip, band, or ribbon, upon which,

among other things, are printed the amount of the transaction and itscharacter, and also a slip, band, or ribbon upon which printed theamount of each successive transaction and such other details inconnection therewith, as, for instance, the character of the transactionor an indicia of the salesman, as may be desired. This last-named ribbonwith its printed items is stored in the machine asits record is made,for use by the proprietor for comparison and in checking, while thefirst-named ribbon has its printed items of information so disposed thatat the completion of registration and recording of each individualtransaction a check or ticket bearing such record maybe cut oiifautomatically by the same operation of the machine, to be delivered tothe customer.

Having thus stated the principle of our invention, we will proceed nowto describe the best mode in which we have contemplated ap plying thatprinciple, and then will particularly point out and distinctly claim thepart, improvement,or combination which we claim as our invention.

In the accompanying drawings, illustrating our invention, in the severalfigures of which like parts are similarly designated, Figure l is a planview with the casing removed show ing the parts in normal position. Fig.2 is a partly-sectional side elevation looking at the right-hand end ofthe machine. Fig. 3 is a side elevation looking at the left-hand end ofthe machine. Fig. 3 is an elevation of part of the registeringmechanism. Fig. 4 isa vertical section taken in the plane of line a t,Fig. 1, and looking toward the right-hand side of the machine andshowing the parts in position consequent upon the depression of one ofthe keys. Fig. 5 is a side elevation of a part of theindicator-operating mechanism. Fig. 6 is an elevation of one of theindicator-tablets. Fig. 7 is a bottom plan view of a part of theindicator-operating mechanism. Fig. 8 is an elevation of part of theprinting mechanism. Fig. 9 is a sectional elevation taken in the planeof line 9 9, Fig. 3, and looking toward the rear of the machine. Fig. 10is a plan view of Fig. 9, omitting the plunger-hcadf Fig. 11. is anelevation showing a key-rod and its supports in conjunction with thekey-locking or detent mechanism. Fig. 12 is a side elevation in detail,showing one of the carrying devices. Fig. 13 is a side elevation of partof the tablet-selectingmechanism, showing the same at normal; and Fig.1i is a similar view of the same mechanism, showing it at the completionof its upward stroke. Fig. 15 is a side elevation of a portion of theprime mover with the parts in the position they will be given by thedepression of a key. Fig. 16 is a plan view of the slide for releasingthe key-rod detent. Fig. 17 is a sectional side elevation of the otherform of carrying device, and Fig. 18 is a rear ele vation of this lastterm of carrying device, and Fig. 19 is a perspective view of the pawlor dog used in connection with this lastnamed :form of carrying device.Fig. 20 is an end elevation showing a part of the numbering and datingapparatus and the cylinder for printing on the back of one of therecord-rib hens and its adjuncts. Fig. 21 is a side elevation looking inthe same direction as in Fig. 2 with some parts in section and showing;the ticket or cheek-slip printing mechan ism, the parts being inposition for inking the printing surfaces. Fig. is a bottom plan view ofthe dating and numbering stamp. Fig. 23 is an elevation of the partsshown in the upper portion of Fig. 20 and a portion of the outer casingof the dating and numbering stamp removed and with the inking-padshifted as it will be in the act of printing. Fig. 94-

an enlarged diagram of one of the printed tickets or checks.

\Yithout thereby limiting our invention we will proceed now to describethe same, as illustrated in the drawings aforesaid.

The standard-plates 1 1 may be of metal and of any approved formadequate to receive and support the mechanism hereinafter described, andthese stand ard-plates are connected by suitable cross-pieces, as may benecessary.

For purposes of illustration we have shown a machine having four banksof keys, but we wish to be understood at the outset as not limiting ourinvention to that or any other number of banks of keys, themultiplication of such banks of keys being largely a matter ofmultiplication of various groups of mechanisms, hereinafter described.

"he first three banks of keys, designated respectively 2, 3, and Jr,comprise similar mechanisms, and therefore the description of one willsuffice for all.

in the illustrations the banks of keys 2, 3, and i and their severalassociated meehan isms represent, respectively, cents, dimes, anddollars of American currency, and the keys are nine in number, and thetingcrpieces, number-plates, or buttons of the several banks areinscribed, the cents-bank. from 1 to 9," the dimes from 1O to '30," andthe dollars from $1 to $9, respectively, Each key comprises inadditionto its button or finger-piece a non-rotatable rod 5, arranged inbearings in a frame (3 and having a returnspring 7, alaterally-projecting pin 9, and a action.

terminal hook or barb i). ltach key-rod is also provided withanotherlate rally-projectiii pin 10, which ishereina'fter referred to asa stoppin, as will presently appear.

11. a rock-lever, having its pivot 12 at the bottom of the machine orother fixture and projecting upwardly into the path of movement of theseveral laterally-prejecting pins 8 of the several key-rods and normallyin contact with the laterally-projecting pin 8 of the lowermost key-rod,whereby its forward movement-is arrested, although such forward movementmay be arrested by other means.

1-"; is a plate secured to a rod 11, which is supported in thestan(lard-platesand also socured to a rod 15, similarly supported. Theplate 13 is provided with opposite luesor cars 16, in which ispivoted asegmental detent 17, having a beveled projecting end it, which normallyextends over the segmental end of the plate 123 and is held yieldinglyin. that position by means of springs 10, which are arranged in pocketsin the ends of the detent 17 below its pivot and bearing, agaim-zt theplate 13.

Now as the finger-key is depressed in the use of the machine it must bedepressed so that its hooked end will pass by the projecting beveledend. of the detent until it is arrested by its stop-pin 10, at whichtime the said fingeruod will. be engaged by the said detent untilpositively released, as herein described. In the use of the machine eachselected finger-rod is depressed. and engaged in a similar manner toindicate a given trans- The rock-lever il 1 is connected by a link it)with the short arm of a segmental. toothed rock-lever 21. It will beobserved that the rock-lever curved rearward ly from the key-bank, andthat the pins h on the keyrods are at different distances from suchrock-lever when the machine 's normal, (position of non-use.)Thisarrangement is planned upon. the throw to be given the toothedseement bythe depression of the respective keys, key 1 having a throw ofnine teeth, key 3 having a throw of eight teeth, and so on up to key1'), the depression of which throws the segment one teeth. It is to beunt'lerstood also that but one key in each bank is to be operated at agiven time, and that if a second key in the same bank beinai'lvert'ently or otherwise operated the 111st one will be releasedand restored to normal. The operation of a single key in each bank mayhe offeet ed simultaneously or s ccessively. The rock-lever 21 ispivoted at 22 to a sliding frame 23, and this sliding frame in turn hasits lower end projected through and guided in a loop 24- on the plate123 and is secured to such plate by means of an llillOl'POSQtl spring25, which normally tends to draw it down. At its upper end this slidingframe is pro vided with an elongated hole 2U, by means of which it issupported upon the main shaft 27, and has a movement on said main shaftin the direction of its own length. The toothed segment is normally heldis a retracted and inoperative position by means of a spring 28.

29 is a dead-spindle, secured in the standard-plates, and having one end30 to slide in a boss on the standard in which it is supported andshouldered at its other end 31, and having a coiled or other springinterposed between said shoulder and its bearing in the adjacentstandard-plate. Upon this dead-spindle 29 are arranged loosely theidler-pinions 33 33 33 which are held in place by the collars Si 34,each of said idlerpinions in the instance shown, having ten teeth andthere being one pinion for each bank of keys. As will presently appear,these pinions are operated by the toothed segments 21 and by the teethon said toothed segments. A dead-spindle 36 is arranged in the frameparallel with the spindle 29 and above and in advance of it, and uponthis spindle 36 are arranged a series of registering devices as follows:

37 is a pinion normally in mesh with the pinion and held in placeagainst endwise displacement by means of a collar 38, fixed to thespindle 36. This pinion has secured to it a ratchet 39, and connectedand moving with the ratchet is a registering digit-wheel 40,011 whoseface is inscribed the figures to J in succession. The pinion the ratchet39, and the digit-wheel 40 move to gether. N ext to the digit-wheel andloose on the spindle 36 is a ratchet 41, and this ratchet has secured toit a yoke 42, which carries a pinion 43, to which again is secured aratchet it, and to this last-named ratchet is secured a digit-wheel 45.Next to the digit-wheel is a ratchet 40, which is connected with theyoke 47, to which is secured a pinion l8, and to this last-named pinionis secureda ratchet if), and to this ratchet at) is secured a digitwheel50. The digitqvheel i0, which may represent units or cents, derives itsmotion from the idler-pinion 233. The digit-wheel l5, which mayrepresent tens or dimes, derives its motion from the idler 33*, and thedigit-wheel 50, which may represent hundreds or dollars, derives itsmotion from the idler 33*. Also mounted upon the deadspindle 36, andnext adjacent to the digitwheel 50, are the digit-wheels 51, 52, 5-3,and 5t, between which and secured to them, respectively, are theindividual ratchets 55, 56, 57, and 58. The digit-wheels i0, 45, and arethe registering devices by which each individual transaction isregistered, and the digit-wheels 51, 52, 53, and 54:, which operate inconjunction with these wheels, will presently appear, constitute thetotal-adder.

On the main shaft is secured a collar 59, which is provided with a cam60, and this cam cooperates with a pin 61 011 the sliding frame 23 bythe rotation of the said shaft, and said shaft may be rotated by acrank-handle 62 or other appropriate means, the motion of which isautomatically arrested and the handle held by a spring-pressed stop 62,pivoted to the standard-plate and pressed outwardly therefrom into thepath of movement of the handle by the spring 62 Supposing that a giventransaction requires the use and depression of a key in each of thethree banks of keys, and that these several keys have been depressed andheld in such depressed position as hereinbefore described, and that thetoothed segments 21 have been advanced toward the idler-pinions thetotal number of teeth less the corresponding numbers on the keysdepressed, then by the rotation of the main shaft the shoulders on therespective cams will engage the pins (31 on the respective slidingframes and will lift the said sliding frames and thereby cause therespective toothed segments to engage the idlers. The toothed segmentsand the idlers now being in engagement, the said toothed segments arerocked forward, in order to rotate the idlers, by the followingmechanism: Each sliding plate has pivoted to it a lever (33, one arm,Ci, of which is connected by link (35 with the forward side of thetoothed segment 2i. Another arm, 66, of this lever 63 has a cam-facedlug G7, which lug projects laterally from said arm into the path of movement of an undercut cam 68 on the collar 59, so that as said main shaftrevolves said cam (38 is brought into contact with the upper face of thecam-faced lug (57, and rocks the said lever upon its pivot, thereby,through link 65, forcing forward the toothed segment and rotating theidler-pinion a distance equal to the number of teeth represented by thekey which has been depressed. in each operation of each toothed segment21, by the means just described, it is to be understood that the saidsegments are forced forward to their fullest extent, being checked bysuitable stops, such as (if), on the toothed segment 21, which may comein contact with the sliding plates 23 for this purpose, this checking ofthe segments serving also suddenly to arrest the momentum of thedigit-wheels In order that this opera-- tion maybe understood clearly,it is to be remembered that by the depression of the key its respectivetoothed segment is forced forward its full throw less the number ofteeth represented by the number of the key depressed, and so thesubsequent movement of the toothed segment, effected by the rotation ofthe main shaft, completes the movement of the segment through theseremaining teeth. As the main shaft continues to rotate, the cam 68 willhave passed by and released the camlug 67 and the lever 03, and the camalso will have passed out of contact with the pin 61, thus allowing thesliding frame 23, under the action of its spring 25, to fall back tonormal, carrying with it the toothed segment. 21 out of en agement withthe idler, but not re storing the said toothed segment or the de pressedkeys to normal. The depressed keys and their respective toothed segmentsare de ICC tained in the position in which they are thus left and arerestored to normalby the t'ollowing mechanism:

The detent it? is provided with a trai'isverse recess (39 11, and anotch 70, 2. In this recess is arranged a slide Tl which is normallyprojected upwardly and reaiwvardly relatively to the detent by means ofa spring 7;,which is fixed at one end to the said slide and at its otherend to the detent. This slide has a beveled lug 7-3, which cooperateswith a similarly-eonstrueted surface in the notch '70. The slide may beconnected with the detent by means of slots 71 and pins or screws 71".The slide 71 projects into the path of movement ot a cam 7% on the mainshaft, and this cam is suitably timed with relation to the operations ofthe cams and (38 to depress the said slide, and by means of itscam-:taeed. lug 73 to retract the detent l7 and pull its end 18 out ofengagement with the hooked end of the depressed key-rod. The key-rodthen is free to be returned to normal position by its spring 7, and therock-lever 1] having been released from the pressure of the depressedkey, is free to be returned to normal by the action of the spring 28,which spring also restores the toothed segment to normal. the cam7-icompletes its action upon the slide 7] the said slide is free to bereturned to normal by its spring '72, thus restoring the detent 17 tonormal and in position to engage the key that is next depressed.

As the toothed segment-i are restored to normal their movement willcause the links o5 to tilt the levers (til, so as to cause the arms 06of said levers to approach toward the shaft 27, thus bringing the lugsUT of said levers within the undercut portions of the cams 0S and outot' the paths or" movement elf the several outer active faces of suchcams. \Vhen the key is depressed, the initial. movement thereby impartedto the appropriate toothed segment will shift the lever (53 olf thatmechanism, as irrEig. it, and place its lug G7 in the path of movementol? the active end of the cam (38 of that set oli mechanism, and said.lever alone will be viln'atied, the other similar levers remainingui'iintluenecd and not acted upon by the rotation of the shaft.

By these series o t operations just deseri bed the several digit-wneelscorresponding to the several keys that have been depressed have beenmoved to register numbers corresponding with numbers on the keysdepressed.

So far as described the mechanism will effect merely an indication ofthe value repre sented by the keys depressed; but the registering-wheelshave a larger i'unetion than this, as will presently appear. Anoperation performed conjointly with the operation. of turning thedigit-wheels is the elevath'm into sight of the indicator-taiilcts Thereare as many series of tablets 75 as there are banks of keys in themachine, and each series of tablets is cont-rolled by the operation ofits appropriate key-bank, there being one more tablet in. each series oftablets than there are keys .in each bank, and these extra tablets, in.the instance shown, contain, respect ively, a dollar-mark and naught,(o).

77 is a slide having at opposite ends the elongated openings 78 and 70,which embrace, respectively, the rod l-l; and the main shat't 27, so asto permit the said slide to have a rectilinear movement: in thedirection, ot its length upon these members. This slide is provided witha lug or projection lid on one side, and also a pin t l or the sameside, and also at its upper end a tooth S2.

is a slide having an elongated opening which embraces the min shalt, andwhich is arranged alongside of the slide 77 and, secured to it by a slotS t and pin 83, and having a yielding union with relation to said slide77 by means ot a spring Rt The slide Eli is provided with a pivotedsegmental rack t 7,\vhieh is held in "normal. position by a spring 88,which is secured to the slide 83. The lug 8t) and thepin St on the slide77 are arranged in the path of movement ot a cam St! on the main shaft.lly the depression. ot a key and the consequent movement of the toothedsegment 21 the lever ti l willv be moved so that an arm tit) of saidlever, which projects up over the shalft and into a plane parallel withthe lower end of the rack ST, will come into contactwith a projection.71. on said rack and move said rack rearwardly, so asto bring that oneolf its teeth correspomling with the linger-key that has been depressedinto z'rlinement witht he tooth on the slide 77. The tooth 8; isnormally held out of engagement with the rack bythe cam 8'.) engagingthe lug 8t) and depressing the slide 77. Now upon the rotation of themain shaft the can: t t is carried away from the lug St), thus releasingthe slide 77 and 'iermitting the spring so to draw the slide 77 upwardinto eugageunmt with the appropriate tooth or notch in the rack $7, andso retain said rack. As the main shalft continues to rotate in the samedirection the said cam Hf engages the pin t l andli t'ts both slidesbodily. ,lt \villbo understood thatthe bet'oredescribed arrangement otthe rack 87 and its location in. such arrangement by tooth 82 serves topresent the lug tll. beneath a tablet corresponding in indieia with thekey that has been depressed, and consequently upon the described upwardinovementot the slides that particular tablet will be exposed to view.In viewot this [function of the rack we herein refer to it as atablet-selecting device.

In the instance shown four series oltablcts are arranged in two boxes,each. of which boxes is ecmstructed as lfollows: Thereis atop platetill, having two openings .l-t, the opposite edges of which are providedwith notches or guideways HF, and there is a bottom plate 96, which hascorresponding openings ill and notches or guideways n5. lleneath thebottom plate are arranged a pai r of locking-slides J7, which aresecured to said bottom plate by oblique slots 98 and pins on, andarenormally drawn away from one another by means of springs 100, so asto throw 'he said lockingslides across the adjacent notches. The tabletsare made of one piece, with a stem 101, having in one edge two notches102 and103. The opposite edge of the stem is made plain and straight,and is adapted for movement in the outer series of notches in the topand bottom plates, so as to bring the notches 102 and 103 opposite thelocking-slides, as will now appear. When the machine is at normal, thenotches 102 are engaged by the locking-slides 07 07 and the tabletslocked in position. A lever 101 is pivoted in connection with each box,as upon a depending lug 105, and at that end of the lOCltlllg-SllflGS atwhich their springs are engaged. The lever for each box is arranged inthe path of movement of the cam 7st on the main shaft 27, so that as thesaid cam, in. the rotation of the said shaft, comes into contact withthe lower end of the said 1e ver104c it moves its upper end toward thelocking-slides, and moving them lengthwise causes them to approach oneanother by reason of their oblique slots, and thus disen gages them fromthe tablets and consequently permits the movement of the selectedtablets into position of exposure. The cam continuing its motion andpassing the lever 101 permits the locking-slides under the strain oftheir springs to separate and engage the lower notch of the elevated orselected tablet, holdin such tablet in elevated position until the saidlocking-slides are again operated by another operation for the selectionof tablets.

The next group of mechanism to be described is the carrying device, andwe use this term in its arithmetical sense, as in addition. In theselected illustration of our invention we have shown three brackets ofsubstantially the same construction and differing in the particularshereinafter pointed out. The brackets, which are arranged in conjunctionwith the digit-wheels 40, 45, and 50, may be desig nated 106, and theyare secured to the frame 6 and extend rearwardly beneath the idlerwhcelsan d upwardly into alinement with the digit-wheels. At their upper endsthese brackets are provided With dogs 107,which engage the rachets 30,41, and 48, which serve simply to prevent back motion of the registeringmechanism. These dogs are held in yielding engagement with theseratchets by means of the springs 108, which may be ar ranged in suitablepockets in the said brackets. Each bracket is provided with a pivotedpawl-carrier 100, which is acted upon by a spring 110, arranged in apocket in a lug 111 on the bracket 100. This pawl-carrier has pivoted toit the pawl 112, which engages the ratchet 41, the ratchets 4:1 and 40having simi lar pawls.

engagementwith its ratchet bythe spring 1123. The pawl-carrier 100 hasan offset-lug 11 1, which extends laterally underneath a shoulder 1.15on its bracket, and this 111g 111: is e11- gaged periodically by meansof the tripping The pawl 112 is normally held in device or lever 1110,which is pivoted to the bracheton the side opposite that on which thepawl-carrier is pivoted. This tripping device is held normally inengagement with the lug of the pawlcarrier by means of a suitable spring110", Fig. 12. The toe 117 of the tripping device 111' extends into thepath of movement of a laterally-pro jecting lug 11S, arranged on theidler-wheels. This lug 118 is normally nin e-tenths of afull revolutionaway from the tripping device 117, that is to say, it is ,just below thesaid tripping device and removed :from itthe distance of nine teeth outof ten 011 a ten-tooth wheel, and when the said idler is accomplishing afull revolution the said lug comes into contact with the said trippingdevice and vibrates it, and thus carries its upper end out of contactwith the 'pawlcarrier, thus leaving the spring 110 free to act to forcethe said pawl-carrier rearwardly, whereby its pawl drops out of thenotch of the ratchet in which it had rested and into aposition to engagethe next lower notch. Upon the fu rther movem ent of the machineconsequent upon the rotation of the handletiia cam 1'19, arranged uponthe main shaft 27, comes into contact with a laterally-projecting pin120 on the pawtcarrier and moves it forward against the tension of thisspring, and consequently rotates the ratchet the distance of one toothand so leaves it, the pawl-carrier meanwhile being sustained in itsrestored position by its tripping device 110 again coming into cooperation with the offset-lug 114.. Bearing in mind now that the ratchets11 and 113 are connected with the next succeeding digit-wheels of highervalue, it will be seen that each con1- plete revolution of thedigit-wheel of lower value will be registered as one on the nextsucceeding digit-wheel of higher value.

In connection with the digit-wheel of highest value in the series ofregistering devices are the total-adder wheels, and theoperatingratchets for these total-adder wheels are controlled by acarrying mechanism of similar construction, excepting in the followingparticulars: That is to say, the bracket 100, Figs. 17 to 10, has aprojection 121, in which are arranged as many detaining-pawls i107 asthere are ratchets, the ratchets 40, 55, 50, 57, and 58 serving in thiscase both as detaining and as motor ratchets, and the pawl-carrier ispro vided with a pawl 12?, having four points 123, lQ-l, 125, and 120 ofirregular formation; that is to say, these pawl-points have their nosesof progressively increasing depth from the ratchet 55 to the ratchet 58,said ratchets having complemental deep teeth or notches 55 to cooperatewith these pawl-poin ts in well-known manner to provide for thesuccessive progression of the several digit-wheels of this addingseries, as the digitsvhcels ol' lower denomination or value completetheir several revolutions.

It will be observed that the several earns 110 are arranged upon themain shaft opposite the several pawl-carriers, (there being IlO threepawl-c rriers in the ill ustration shown,) and that these several camsare spaced apart, as indicated in Fig. 12, so as to operate insuccession instead of simultaiienisly, in order that the addition orcarrying may be effected; that is to say, the several pawl-carriersbeing operated successively, so that the motion from the one oi lowervalue may be transmitted. to the next one of higher value before thelast-named one is operated by its appropriate cam, and so on throughoutthe series in progression.

In the operation of this carrying mechanism itwill be understood thatthe digit-wheel representing cents may be operated any number of timesless than and up to nine without el'tecting a carry to the digit-wheelrepresenting dimes, but as soon as the digit-wheel representing centshas been operated to register more than nine cents, then the excesswould he noted on the digit-wheel representing dimes, by virtue of thefact that the lug 118 on the idler-pinion of the cents digit-wheel wouldhave been given a full revolution and consequently would have actuatedor released the tripping device 116 and thus set the pawl 11;, carriedby the appropriate pawl carrier 109, in position to turn the digit-wheelto which it is applied one space, so that said dimes-wheel will be movedone space. This transmission of motion from the digit-wheel representingcents to the digit-wheel representing dimes is, as will. be understood,effected through the intervention of the yoke and the pinion anddetaining-ratchet interposed between the cents-wheel and the dimeswheel;and so, after the di mes-wheel has been rotated through a completerevolution, the sum will be carried to the dollars digit-wheol in likeprogression. So also when the dollars digit-wheel has been turnedthrough a complete revolution its sum will be carried to the nex tsucceeding digit-wheel of the total-adder, and so on through the seriesof wheels of such total-adder. Of course, if a single transactionrepresents dollars, dimes, and cents, all three of these digit-wheelswill be moved simultaneouslythe number of teeth corresponding to thekeys depressed, thus registering the amount corresponding to the keysdepressed. So alsoit the transaction is expressed simply by cents anddimes those two wheels will be actuated simultaneously by a singlerotation of the main shaft, and the dollars-wheel will remain normal it'there be no carry or wil be moved through an. appropriate space if therebe a carry. in the illustration of our invention herein shown. theregistering capacity is limited to nine dollars and ninety-nine cents;but it is obvious that its limit may be increased by the addition ofappropriate digitwheels and appropriate operating mechanism in thetotal-adder.

The next group of mechanism to be described is that relating to therecording of the individual transactions of the machine. Of thismechai'iism the banks of keys are again,

.in connection with. the main shall, the prime n'iovers. The main shal'tis supplied with a series of idler-pinions 7, which are arranged inalinement and to mesh with the toothed; segments 128 on the toothedlovers 2]., the said toothed segments 128 being arranged below the teeth35 of the said toothed levers, and normally out of engagement with thepinions 12?. Parallel with the main. shaft is a shaft 125), borne by thestandard-plates and having a series of toothed segments 130, which arenormally in mesh with the idler pinions 127. There are as many idlcr-pinions, toothed segments 12S, and toothed segments 130 as there arebanks of keys, but the toothed segments 13o, while all supported uponthe shaft 125), have independent shai'ts in. the na ture of concentricsleeves 12H", 1 211", and 129, as shown more mrticularly in lrig. il.Each of these toothed segments 1 3i is supplied with a ratchet 1 31,which, in. conjunction with the dog i232, designed to prevent backmotion. The dogs 132 are mounted upon a rod 113 3, and these dogs haveconnected with them the arms 1 34, which project into the path ofmovement of the cam (38 on the main shalt 27, so that when the machineis at normal, as in Fig. l, the arms 134: will be litted so as to clearthe dogs 132 from the ratchets 13.1,thus allowing those toothed.segments 1230 which have been operated to be returned to normal underthe action of the springs 1 35, which are roiled about; the respectiveshalfts oi the several toothed segments.

As the main shat't is rotatedv in the use ol the machine to register,indicate, and record. transactions the cams 08, passing l'rom under thearms lIl-t, permit the descent. oi. the dogs 132 into engagement with.the ratchets l ii to hold the individual ratchets in any position theymay be given, in accordance with the following mechanism: The toothedsegments 128 having been moved u 'iwardly into engagement with theidler-pinions 127 it will be understood that upon the forward movementof the toothed lovers i l. the idler-pinions themselves will l e positively rotatcdbysaidtoothed segments 128, and consequently the toothedsegments 13o, pertaining to the respective banks of keys that may havebeen actuated, will also be rotated through an arc corresponding withthe arc of movement oi. the toothed levers 2.1. It is at the terminationoi. this movement ot these toothed segments l $30 that the dogs becomeoperative to check back movement against the acti n oi? the springs fl llach. respective shalt ol;' the toothed segments 130 has upon its i'arend a similar toothed segment 1 343, which toothed segments rm mesh withthe corrcspom'ling idler-piniom; 137 on the main shal't, so that themotion imparted. to the toothed segments 130 is transmitted throughtheir shafts to the other toothed segments 1 36, and thence to therespective pinions 1 37. These pinions 11 37 mesh with an equal. numberoi.- toothed racks i I38, which tl'orm part of t vpel'ramcs il lfl.

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These type-frames 139 are supported in bear ings by means of their rodsl-tl, so as to have a longitudinal sliding motion in said bearings.There are as many type-frames as there are banks of keys and suchadditional frames as may be necessary to perform all the functionsdesired in connection with the transactions to be recorded. In theillustration chosen there are live of these type-frames. Each type-framecontains a series of type 142 corresponding in number with theindicatortablets. In the type-frames which are used in conjunction withthe numerals to represent amounts there are ten types, designated fromnaught (0) to nine, (9,) inclusive, and since, as will presently appear,the recording apparatus is duplex in its character, and, as alreadystated, the type-fran'ies are double, it will be understood that thesetype are in double series; that is to say, each typeframe carries twosets of corresponding type. Referring now to Fig. 3, the left-handseries of type is arranged over an inking-pad or other device 1&3 andthe righthand series of type is arranged over an inking-pad ltl.Adjacent to the left-hand series of type is a stationary platen andadjacent to the righthand series of type is a stationary platen 11-6.The several types are moun ted upon stems 1 -17 in the type-frames, withtheir upper ends projecting above the upper portions of the type framesand normally lifted by the springs lie. The projecting ends of the stemsof the type are acted upon by the plunger 1- 3.), which is normallyretracted by means of springs 150, and has a rectilinear movement in thebear ings MO.

The plunger for the left-hand. set and the plunger for the right-handset of type are alike in construction, and each consists of arectangular frame, as shown in Fig. 2-3, of the width of the severalseries of type, which is yieldingly connected with a head 151 by meansof springs 152, which serve as cushions for the plunger to compensatefor difference of thickness in the paper or other record ribbon which isused. Each head 151 is rigidly fitted to or made with an operating-lever153, and this operating-lever is pivoted at lot to a fixture, suchas astamlard-plate, and projects into the path of movement of a cam 155 onthe main shaft. In order that the plungers of the two sets of type .ineach type-frame may be operated successively or simultaneously, ifdesired, by a single rotation of the main shaft for the purpose of recording at two distinct points a single transaction, we employ upon themain shaft a cam 155, having cam-faces set opposite the lovers 153,which actuate the printing-plungers, the said cam serving to depress thesaid levers and thereby the plungers, and consequently the printing-typethat may have been set in the path of movement of the said pl unge rs bythe rotation of the main shaft in the first instance. The plungers areretracted and their operating-levers carried back into normal by meansof the springs 150. As the main shaft rotates it will be understood thatthe idlerpinions 137 will have moved. forward the type-frames into aposition to present the type corresponding with the character on the keydepressed opposite the platens, so that that type and no other will beactuated by the descent of the plungers consequent upon the rotation ofthe shaft in indicating and registering the individual transactions.

One set of type in each type-frame, and in the instance shown theleft-hand set of type, is designed to print the amount of thetransaction and any other indicia on a check or ticket which is to bedelivered to the customer. This ticket is supplied from a roll 156,111on nted in a suit-able stand 157 in the machine. The band or ribbon fromthis roll is first passed over a preliminary printing apparatus,presently described, and fed thence to the printing-type, and when ithas received the impression from the printing-type it is by the furthermovement of the main shaft severed from the band by means of shears or acutting device constructed and operating as follows: 158 is a stationaryblade secured to the outer edge of the platen, and 150 is a pivotedblade complcmcntal to the stationary blade, and this pivoted blade isconnected by a plunger 100 to the main shaft. This plunger is simply alongitudinally slotted or forked plate mounted to straddle the mainshaft and having the projecting pins 161 and 102, which cooperate with acam 163, fast on the main shaft, by means of which cooperation of saidcam and pins as the main shaft revolves the said plunger is firstpositively lifted and then depressed into conjunction with thestationary blade 158 to effect the severance of the ticket.

The shaft 27 in making its revolution carries around the cam 163, andone of the shoulders on said cam coming in contact with one of the pinson the plunger lifts said plunger, and consequently the movable blade ofthe shears, and thereafter upon the further revolution of the shaft,coming in contact with the other pin of said plunger, depresses the saidplunger and consequently closes down the movable blade of the shears.

A second roll of paper or other material in ribbon. form, 101, ismounted in the machine, and this ribbon or band is passed over theplaten 146 and is fastened to a storage-roll 105, which is mounted in aswinging frame 100. A friction-roller 167 is mounted parallel. with theroll 1.65, and the roll is kept in constant yield in g contact with thisfrictionroll by means of the spring 168. Motion is imparted to thefriction-roll,as will presently appear, but at this point we desire tostate that the band passing from the roll lfil over the platen H6 isimpressed by the type carried in the righthand end of the printing-Jframe simultaneously with the impression of the ticket just beforedescribed, and as the printed band 164: is stored upon the roll 165 itbecomes a permanent record. For use in 1 comparison or checking. I

The inking-pantsaresupported upon pai rs of links 169, and these linksare connected by a yoke 1T0, whiehyoke is restored to normal. by meansof a spring lTl, which keeps the inking-pads in contact with the type atnormal.

Any suitable supports maybe provided for the links and yoke, but weprefer that the links be loosely hinged at their lower ends to across-piece, which may be firmly secured to suitable brackets on the stan dard-plates. 'lhe yoke may be loosely hinged to the lower ends of theextended links.

172 is a rock-lever having a toe 173, which is in co stant contact; witha lump lT-t on the yoke, so that by the vibration ot the rock-lever itstoe will lift the yoke and consequently move the inking-pads away fromthe type, the said inking-pads, as already dencribed, being restored tocontact with the said type by the action of the s 'nzing lTl. Therocklever 172 extends up toward the main shaft and into the path et'movementot a cam 1T5, fixed upon and rotz'iting with the main shaft. Therock-lever is provided with a pin 17o, projecting laterally therefrominto the path of movement ot the several type-frames and normallydistant therefrom. As the rocklever is acted upon by the cam 175 itsfirst effect is to raise the yoke 170 and thus move the inking-pads fromthe type, and immediately thereafter the pin 170 acts upon all of thetype-frames, excepting a special t'ra me hereinafter described, andgives to said typeframes a preliminary movement which advances them soas to present their naught; or zero marks or other primary signs, suchas a dollar-mark, above the platens and under the plungers, thispreliminary movement of the type-frames by the pin in; occurring at thatperiod of the movement of the main shaft when the toothed segments fland 12% are being moved up into position to engage their respectivepinions. Thus the type bearing the dolh'i-r-mark, zero, or other similarsign is always brought into position to be used by the preliminarymovement oi. the machine, no matter what transaction to be recorded, andthe same motion will have moved the ratchets 131. a distance of onetooth, thus allowing the dogs 13; to engage such tooth and thus hold theparts from back movement in that position ready to receive furthermovement it any linger-keys containing other signs have been depressedin the indication and registering ot' the transaction. it will beunderstood that the further movement oi the type-frames is et't'ected bythe engagement of the pinions 1237 with their racks 1238.

The rock-lever has a prolongation 177,

to which is connected a link 1178, which is supported on thestamlard-trame by means of a pin 170, playing in a slot 180 in. saidlink, the said link bearing aspring-dog 181, which engages a ratchet 182on the shaft oi. the

triction-roll 107,111 order to give said triction-roil a step-by-stcpmotion. This motion of the friction-roll imparts to the storage-rolllt35 a uniform movenniant, no matter what the accumulation of paperthereon may be.

ltet'erring to Figs. 2, 2 and Bi, 1.3:; is a cylinder whose surface maybe provided with a series (we have shown seven) ol' printing surfaces orplates 184, which may bear any suitable matter, such as a series ot'advertisements. in conjunction with this cylinder is an inkingafoller18?, and the frame jlhithi which said, cylinder is mounted, contains aretary platen 187, which is held in yielding engagement with thecylinder 18-; by means ol springs 188, or other suitable means. Thiscylinder by virtue of its yielding character, operating in conjunctionwith the cylinder.- 18513, serves also as a feeding mechanism to moveforward the strip from the roll lid.

The frame 1% contains a. platen it so, and above this ,laten is arrangeda n:inting mechanism 1110, containing the following instrinnentalities,namely: This printing device is in el'tfect a numbering anddatinghamlstamp, but its innyression is made automatically by operationfrom the main shall, as will presently appear. As shown in Fig. 2; itcontains a printing-snri'ace ltJl, which is fixed, but may be replaced,and it also contains a numbering and dating stamp or mechanism 19;,which may he set by hand in any usual manner. This dating devicecomprises also the numbering device 1933, composed of a series ol'three, more or less, wheels lot, with suitable ratchets 1H5 interposed,which ratchets are provided with back-stop dogs too and theoperating-pawls11 or. Two oi. the ratchets maybe nrovided with deepteeth, and the pawls it)? will be correspondingly constructed. lhc pawls.197 may be provided witha spring ltls, in order to hold them inengagement with their ratehets, and the said pawls are provided with alengthwise slot? ion, by means ot' which they have a longitudinalmovement under the guidance olf the pin 200. The movement of the pawlsis e!- l'ected by their being carried. into contact with astationaryportion 20] ot' the print ing mechanism, as will presentlyappear. Th is dating and printing mechanism just described is normallyelevated by means of the spring 202 comiected therewith in any suitablemanner; and said dating mechanism is provided with. a. spring-pressedplunger 13033, which extends up into the path of movement of a lever20], and this lever is arrzmged in the path of movement of a wiper-cam205, fixed upon the main shaft. At a predetermined point in. therotation of the main. shaft this wiper-cam comes into contact withthelcver 20:1, and the said lever acting upon the plunger 2H3 depressesthe numbering, dating, and. printing device, thereby impressing theportion of the strip from the roll 15:; which may be under it, placingupon said strip the number and date of a transaction that is to followthe transaction the amount of which is being simultaneously printed bythe type in the typeframes just previously described. As the datingdevice is released from the pressure of the wiper-cam it is restored tonormal by the spring 202, and during such operation the pawls 107 arebrought into forcible contact with the bracket 201 and the numberingmechanism is changed progressively. This dating and preliminary printingmechanism is inked by means of the pad 200, which is pivoted to an arm207, which in turn is pivoted to a frame 208, said frame being borne ina bracket 209 from the standard-plate, and the said frame having aforked end 210, which straddles the main shaft 27 in the path ofmovement of. the cam 211, which acts alternately upon the pins 212 and213 on the forked end 210 of frame 208 to bring the inking-pad intoinking position with relation to the preliminary printing device and toremove it from such position.

The operation of the inking-pad 200 is as follows: Bearing in mind that.the said inking-pad is pivoted to the arm 207 (see Figs. 2i and 23) andthat said arm is in the nature of an elbow-lever with its shorter memberreturned, so as to be brought against the printing mechanism 190 whenthe frame 208 is moved toward said printing mechanism, it will be seenthat as the said frame 208 is so moved the said shorter member of thesaid arm 207 will. be acted upon by the resistance of the said printingmechanism and the said arm 207 will be tilted upon its pivotand therebycause a movement of the printingpad 200 upward against the face of thetype in the printing mechanism, as in Fig. 21. As the frame 208 is movedin the opposite direction, as in Fig. 23, the arm 207 will recede fromthe printing mechanism, and thereby allow the inking-pad to drop awayfrom the face of the type. It will be remembered that Fig. 23 shows notonly this position of the priiitingpad, but it also shows the printingmechanism depressed for purposes of printmg.

The printing-cylinder 183 has imparted to it a positive motion, first,to effect the feed of the strip from the roller 156, and, next, topresent successively the various printing-surfaces 18st secured to itsperiphery. These surfaces lSl may contain the advertisements ofdifferent concerns or of different things, so that it would be necessaryto move the printing-cylinder at each revolution of the main shaft adistance sufficient to bring into printing position a freshprinting-surface. This may be effected by a slide 214, having an uprightstem 215, normally lifted by a spring 210 and arranged in bearings 217on the standardplate. This slide carries a pawl 218, which is adapted toengage a ratchet-wheel 210 on the spindle or shaftof the cylinder 183.

220 is a stop-pin for limiting the downward movement of thecarrier-slide 21 1 to the distance of one teeth of the ratchet 210. Backmotion of the cylinder is prevented by means of a detentor dog 221. Thestem ot the carrier-slide 214; is acted upon by a special cam 222through the intervention of a wiper-plate 223, which latter we prefer touse so as to take off wear from the stem 215.

It will be understood, of course, that the advertisements referred to asbeing printed from the cylinder 16? are printed upon the back of 'hecheck or the side opposite that on which the date, number, and amount ofthe transaction are printed, and itis obvious, therefore, that thisprintirig-cylinder, so far as it is a printing-cylinder, may bedispensed with without affecting the character of our invention.

In the fourth bank of keys (shown in. Fig. 1) it will be observed thatthe first five keys, counting from the top, are .lllSCl'lbQt. A, .B, O,D, and E," and these are designed to designate clerks or salesmen in theestablishment in which the apparatus is used, and the remaining fourkeys are i11- scribed Ch, indicating Chargez Pd, indicating Paid out,Rd, indicating Received on account, and NY, indicating No sale. The rodsof the first live keys are provided with pins 8, which are of a lengthsullicient not only to take in the rocklever ll pertaining to that bankof keys, but also to take in a modified rock-lever 224, mountedalongside of and in the rear of the rock-lever ll pertaining to thatbank. This rock-lever 2% is connected at its upper end with a pivotedlever 225 on the outside of the standard plate, and this lever isprovided with a pin which plays in a slot 220 in an arm 227, rising fromthe fifth frame of the printingframes, said last-named printing-framebeing designated 228. This printing frame has an equipment ofprinting-type, represen tin g the letters A to E, constructed as are thetype of the other printing-frames, which are operated by the sameplungers, and it is moved back and forth into position to present a typebearing one or the other of the aforementioned letters by means of theoperation of the lever 225, caused by the depression of one or the otherof the keys bearing said devices, and the said frame 228 is normallyretracted by means of the spring 220.

The operation of one of the k A, B, D, and E may be effected entirelyindependently of the operation of either of the four remaining keys ofthat same bank, or may be operated conjointly with them. The typebearing the characters indicated on the four last-named keys, namely,Ch, Pd, Rd, and NS are in one of the four typeframes first described,and it will be understood that the pins of the keys bearing the signsCh, Pd," Rd, and NS are located nearer the rock-lever 11 than the pinsof the keys A, 13, C, l), and it. There are tablets corresponding withthe designations on this fourth bank of keys, but only that tablet willbe displayed which repre- 'sents the key which imparts the greatestthrow to the lever 11.

It being recalled that the special lever 224; and its connections withthe special printing frame are the medium by which the printingframe forthe letters A, B, O, D, and E is put into position for printing, itremains to be said that the remaining keys of the same bank, namely,those keys containing the marks Uh, Pd, Rd, and NS have their printingmechanism brought into position by a special toothed segment 1%, whichcontains five teeth less than the corresponding toothed segment for theother three banks.

Referring now to Fig. 2-1, which represents the face of the printedticket which is to be delivered to the customer, it will be seen that inaddition to the standing matter that is printed upon each ticket saidticket has a ticket -number (500) and a date (Aug. 12) at one end, whichare imprinted thereon by the primary printing apparatus, and also at theother end the character 13, which may serve to indicate the salesman,the character Ch, which may stand for charge, and the amount 5.50. Theperiod-mark or decimalmark is contained on the types which are operatedby the bank of keys which manipulate the mechanism of the tens or dimesseries. Such a ticket would represent a credit transaction, but if thetransaction were a cash one, then instead of the character Ch therewould be brought into alinement the dollar mark out of the fourth seriesof mechanisms by the initial movement of the rotary-shaft, and itsconnecting mechanisms, due to the ad vanee movement of all of theprinting-frames by means of the rocking lever 172 and its pin 176, asalready described.

Of course the total-adder is designed to receive and register only thecash sales,while at the same time it is desirable to indicate and recordall of the transactions, whether cash or credit, and in order to adaptthe machine for the indication and recording of credit sales, it isnecessary to throw out of gear the total adder, and this is accomplishedthrough the medium of the sliding spindle 2.). It will be observed thatthe pinions 33, 33 and 33" are double the width of the pinions 37, i3,

and 48, so as to admit of the spindle 29 being slid to the right, Fig.3, without coming out of mesh with the lastnamed pinions, and thetoothed segments 35 are arranged in the line of the left-hand side ofthese pinions 33, 33, and 233 and consequently when the said spindle hasbeen moved it has carried the said pinions 813, 33, and 33 out of meshwith and out of the path of movement of their operating segments 35, andconsequently the registering mechanism becomes inoperative withoutaffecting the operativcness of either the indicating mechanism or therecording mech anism. This movement of the spindle 29 is effected,preferably automatically, by means ol'the rock-lever 11 of the fourthbank of keys,

the said lever having rigidly affixed to its upper end an arm 230, whichextends u )v."ardly and is provided with a beveled. face 2 ll,whichcooperates with a eomplemental bevel-faced. lug 232 on the said spindle29. These cams 2-51 and 239 are spaced apart a distance equal. to thegreatest throw given to the rock-lever 11 by the operation of the keysbearing the marks A, 13, C, D, and E, and are only brought together andin operative contact by the manipulation of either of the four remainingkeys of that bank, namely, the keys bearing the marks Ch, Pd, Rd, andNS.

\Ve have thus described that form of our invention illustrated in thedrawin but we wish to be understood as not confining our invention tomere details of construction or arrangement. To illustrate, one suchalteration, clearly within the scope of our invention, is theapplication to each of the several type-frames of an operating mechanismthe same as or similar to that described with relation to the frame 228;also, instead of using the double recording devices one or the other maybe omitted, with a corresponding sin'iplification. of the printinglllOCllZllliSll'l. Again, the printing-cylinder is not neeessarilyemployed. A machine containing merely the registering and indicatingmechanisms is within our invention also.

\Vhat we claim is 1. In a combined cash indicator, register andrecorder, the combination of a main rotary shaft, a bank of depressiblekeys, haw ing key-rods provided with laterally-projecting pins, arock-lever arranged in the path of movement of the said pins, a toothedsegmental lever with which the said rock-lever is connected, anindicator mechanism deriving a primary motion from the iirst movement ofthe rock-lever and an ultimate motion, to expose the indicator, from therotation of the main shaft, a registering mechanism comprising rotarydigit-wheels and pinions connected therewith, an idler-pinion for eachwheel interposed between the r spective pinions and segmental toothedlevers, a slide upon which the segmental toothed lever is carried, meansupon the main shaft to raise said lever into en agement with theidlerpinions, a rocking mechanism for such segmental lever actuated bythe rotation of the said main shaft to move said segmental lever andthereby rotate the idler- )inions, a printing mechanism, a train ofmechanism interposed between the printing lllOOiltLlllSll'l and the mainshaft and deriving motion from the latter and serving to selecttheprinting mechanism in accordance with the keys depressed in theseveral banks and to impress the thusselected printing mechanism upon asuitable band, strip or ribbon, the ultimate movements of theregistering mechanism, the indicators and the recording mechanism beingeffected essentially simultaneously and by the same single rotation ofthe main shaft, substantially as described.

2. In a combined cash register, indicator and recorder, a registeringmechanism capable of registering from the unit of lowest value upwardindefinitely to the highest values, an indicator mechanism for exhibitinthe value registered, and a recording mechanism capable of permanentlyinscribin the individual transactions indicated, combined with a bank ofdepressible keys having keyrods provided with laterally-projecting pins,rock-levers arranged in the paths of movement of the said pins, toothedsegmental 1evers with which the said rock-levers are connected, aregistering mechanism comprising rotary digit-wheels and pinionsconnected therewith, an idler-pinion for each wheel interposed betweenthe respective pinions and segmental toothed levers, a slide for each ofthe segmental toothed levers, a main. rotary shaft, and means upon saidshaft to raise each of said levers as desired into engagement with itsappropriate idler-pinion, and a rocking mechanism for each of such segmental levers, actuated by the rotation of the said main shaft to movesaid segmental lever and thereby rotate the idler-pinions, substantiallyas described.

3. The combination with a bank of depressible keys havin gkey-rodsprovided with laterally-proj ectin g pins, a rock-lever arranged in thepath of movement of the said pins, a toothed segmental lever with whichthe said rocklever is connected, a registering mechanism comprisingrotary digit-wheels and pinions connected therewith, an idler-pinion foreach wheel interposed between the respective pinions and segmentaltoothed levers, a slide upon which the segmental toothed lever iscarried, a main shaft and means upon said shaft to raise said lever intoengagement with the idler-pinions, and a rocking mechanism for suchsegmental lever actuated by the rotation of the said main shaft to movesaid segmental lever and thereby rotate the idlerpinions, substantiallyas described.

t. A bank of depressible keys having keyrods provided withlaterally-projecting pins, means for transmitting the motion of thedepressed keys to a distant part, such as a rocklever, a slide carryinga locking-tooth, a main shaft, means interposed between the main shaftand the slide for placing the lockingtooth in position, a series ofindicator-tablets, and tablet-selecting devices actuated by theslide-actuating mechanism and simultaneously with the movement of theslide, and means actuated by the main shaft to raise theindicator-selecting device and the indicator-tablet to expose the latterto view, substantially as described.

5. A series of indicatortablets, a settable selecting device, a slideupon which it is mounted, a second slide with which the first n am edslide is yieldingly connected and having a locking-tooth to engage theselecting device and hold it in given position, a main shaft, a cam onsaid main shaft acting upon the second slide to disconnect itslockingtooth from the selecting device, and adapted upon the furtherrotation of the said main shaft to release the second slide, and therebypermit the engagement of its locking-tooth with the selecting deviceafter the said selecting device has been placed in position for use, andthereafter to raise both slides together with the selecting device andelevate the indicator-tablet into view, substantially as described.

(3. The combination of a prime mover, a secondary mover, such as arotary shaft, a registering mechanism, and an indicating mechanism, atoothed segment interposed between the prime mover and the registeringmechanism, and adapted to be elevated into mesh with the registeringmechanism, a slide upon which the toothed segment is mounted, a mainshaft embraced by said slide, a cam on the main shaft cooperatingperiodically with said slide to lift it in order to bring the toothedsegment into mesh with the registering mechanism, a vibratingthree-armed lever pivoted to the slide, with one of its arms connectedto the toothed segment, another of its arms extending into the path ofmovement of an indicator-selectin g device, and its third arm arrangedin the path of movement of a cam on the main shaft, the said selectingdevice, a locking-tooth for said selecting device operated to lock thesaid selecting device in the position to which it was moved by thethree-armed lever, and a cam on the main shaft to elevate said selectingdevice to expose the selected indicator to view, substantially asdescribed.

7. In a cash-indicator, the combination with the main rotary shaft theindicator-tablets and means to move them into position and to releasethem, of a locking mechanism comprising a locking-slide provided with aspring for normally projecting the same into engagement with the saidtablets, a cam on the main shaft and a releasing device for saidlockingslide actuated by said cam, substantially as described.

8. In a cash-indicator, a series of tablets arranged in asupporting-frame, guides in said supporting-frame to receive and spacesaid tablets, the said tablets having one edge provided with a pair ofnotches, parallel locking-slides arranged upon the said supportingframeand normally engaging one or the other of the notches in the tablets,and means to release the said tablets from the engagement of the saidlocking-slides, substantially as described.

J. in a cash-register, a series of rotary registering-wheels eachcapable of independent movement and all of successive or progressivemovement so as to carry from one representing a low value to anotherrepresenting a higher value, combined with a prime mover, a rotary shaftserving as an ultimate mover and a carrying mechanism for thewheels,co1nprising a ratchet connected with the wheels,

a pawl .t'or such ratchet, apawl-carrier, a tripping device cooperatingwith such pawl-carrier, means to actuate such tripping device as itsappropriate wheel completes a revolution, and a cam on the main shaft torestore the tripped pawl-carrier to normal and thereby actuate theregistering-wheel ot next higher value, substantially as described.

10. in a cash-registeiga series of rotary registering wheelssuccessively representing units ot' increasing values and connected toturn progressively, combined with a prime mover, a secondary andultimate mover including a rotary main shaft, pinions connected with theregisteririg-wheels and periodicallyactive gearing interposed betweenthe main shaft and the pinions of the registering-wheels, and includingidler-pinions, an auxiliarytooth orlug on the idler-pinimrs, and acarrying mechanism comp risin g a pawl-car rier, a pawl thereon, atripping-lever pivoted to the pawl-carrier and having its nose extendedinto the path of movement of the an xiliary tooth or lug on theidler-pinion to be engaged thereby at each. complete revolution of suchit'ller-pinion, and means to restore the pawl-carrier to normal,substantially as described.

ill. in a cash-register, he combination with a series of rotaryregistering devices and means to rotate them, oi a carrying deviceconsisting olf Jixed frame, a pawl-carrier pivoted thereon, aspring-pawl on said carrier which is normally in engz'igemcnt with theregistering mechanism, a tripping-lever pivoted to the bracket andadapted normally to hold the said pawl-carrier in position to ellect thenormal engagement of the pawl with the registering mechanism and means[or periodically vibrating the pawl-carrier, substantially as described12. in acash-register, the combination with the main rotary shaft and acam thereon, of a series of deprcssiblc keys, at pivoted segmentaldetent having the projecting beveled end for engaging the depressedkeys, normally held in the path of movement of the said depressed keys,and a slide for releasing the said detcntand actuated by the cam uponthe main shaft, substantially as d scribed.

2; In an. apparatus of the class described, having a series of banks ofdepressiblo keys, and a prime mover connected therewith of a series oftype-frames, and types in said frames representing the keys and otherarbitrary marks, an ultimate mover, and means interposed between it andthe said frames to impart to all of said frames simultaneously a primarymovement to bring into printing position such arbitrary marks, which maybe the dollar-sign and the zeros, and other-means actuated by therotation ol the shal't to advance the frames so as to present inprinting position the types corresponding with the keys depressed, and.other means also actuated by the rotation of the said shaft to cause thetype so set to be impressed, substanl ially as described.

it. In an apparatus of the class described, having a series olf banks ofde n'essiblo keys, a prime mover, a main shalt and a recording apparatusderiving motion iii-om. the main shaft under the control of the keysdepressed and comprising a check-strip or t'ugitive rerord-slip and apermanent record-slip and. suitable means to advance them alfter themaking of each successive record, and a printing mechanism [or recordingthe trans actions and any other facts in connoctimr therewith, andincluding series ot duplicate type-frames each containing a duydicatcset of types, means to impart an initial movmnentto all of saidtyl'ie-lrames simultaneously, and. means, deriving motion from the mainshalt, tor-setting the type-frames in accordance with the keysdepressed, and means to impress the types so set upon therespectivorecord inediums, substantially as described.

15. In amachine of the class described, a series of banks of keys and arecording mechanism controlled by the operation ol. the said keys, therecording mechanism comprising a series of type-frames containing types,and one of the banks ol. keys containing two sets of keys, between whichand the series ol. type-tramcsis interposed a double or two-foldselecting mechanism either or both. portions of which double or two-lold selecting mechanism maybe operated at anygiven time tor thepurpose of selecting and assigning to position the type-framescontaining the type which it is desired to impress, substantially asdescribed.

1 In a machine of the class describod,c mtaining a main shaft, a camthereon, and a printing mechanism of; substantially the characterdescribed, by which a continuous slip maybe printed in sections whichare successively fed beyond the printing mechanism, combined with shearsarranged just beyond the printing mechanism, and comprising a iixedblade and a pivoted blade,and a plunger havinga forked end andinterposed between said pivoted blade and the cam, on the main shatt,wheroby the said pivoted blade is caused to rise and descend atpredetermined inter- ,vals and sever the printed card or ticket or checkfrom the slip, subriitantially as described.

17. In a machine ot' the class described, a recording mechanismcomprising a printing mechanism and a slat-feeding device which includesan interniittently-rotating printingcylinderprovided with a series ofllXOtl printing-surfaces adapted to print upon the back of the slip,ticket, or check, substantially as described.

18. In a machine of the class described, the combination with a datingand numbering apparatus, of an inking mechanism comprising an inkingpad,an elbow-lever in which said pad is pivoted, a reciprocating yoke towhich IIO said elbow-lever is pivoted, a main shaft, and a cam on saidmain shaft cooperatin g with said yoke to move it beneath and from underthe said printing device, the 61bOW-16YO1 coming in contact with theprinting device as the yoke is moved beneath it and thereby lifting theinking-pad into contact With the printing-surface and insuring theinking of the same, substantially as described.

19. In a cash register, indicator and recorder, the combination of theregistering mechanism, which includes a spindle or shaft and gearingthereon by which the registering mechanism is rotated, the said gearinghaving the capacity of being shifted by bodily movement of the spindleor shaft into and out of operative position relatively to theregistering device, an indicating mechanism, and a recording mechanismand-a series of banks

